on someone's side

/ɒn ˈsʌmwʌnz saɪd/· 介词短语

科学/科研/医疗B1

on someone's side
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Chinese meaning

站zhàn在zài...一yī边biān

支zhī持chí某mǒu人rén的de观guān点diǎn或huò利lì益yì

In this story →

民mín众zhòng觉jué得de科kē学xué家jiā和hé自zì己jǐ站zhàn在zài同tóng一yī阵zhèn营yíng

Example

People trust scientists seen to be 'on their side', UK study find

英yīng国guó一yī项xiàng研yán究jiū发fā现xiàn:被bèi视shì为wèi「站zhàn在zài自zì己jǐ一yī边biān」的de科kē学xué家jiā,更gèng能néng赢yíng得dé民mín众zhòng信xìn任rèn。

Source: Nature

Background ✎

英yīng国guó一yī项xiàng新xīn报bào告gào发fā现xiàn,政zhèng治zhì立lì场chǎng和hé个gè人rén价jià值zhí观guān会huì左zuǒ右yòu公gōng众zhòng对duì科kē学xué家jiā的de信xìn任rèn程chéng度dù。调diào查chá显xiǎn示shì,被bèi认rèn为wéi『站zhàn在zài自zì己jǐ一yī边biān』的de科kē学xué家jiā更gèng容róng易yì赢yíng得dé公gōng众zhòng信xìn任rèn。

Roots · etymology

side 源自古英语 sīde,由身体侧面引申为立场

  • on(介词,在...上)+ side(边,立场,固定搭配)

Collocations

  • on my side / take sides / whose side are you on

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